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THE CHANGING
IMPORTANCE OF
SOFTWARE ASSET
MANAGEMENT
According to reports, the global software asset
management (SAM) market is expected to reach
US$3.92 billion by 2026. And thanks, at least in part, to
the growing adoption of cloud solutions in South Africa,
local companies are starting to see the value for SAM
as well. Nicole Oliveira, Software Services Business Unit
Lead at Altron Karabina, looks into this in more detail.
E
ven though businesses here are lagging
behind their peers in more developed
markets, they are slowly getting to
the point where they see SAM as critical
to success in a connected environment.
Traditionally, many have approached SAM
on an ad hoc basis. delivering value to the organisation in
terms of optimisation. Furthermore, SAM
enables decision-makers to gain a clearer
understanding of the solutions they have at
their disposal, and how best to digitise those
going forward when it comes time to do
budget planning.
There has been little by way of integrating
it as an ongoing managed service. However,
while doing a point-in-time SAM approach
might be a quick fix initially, it can quickly
spiral out of control six months down the
line when the business is stuck in a similar
position if no controls are in place. Instead,
SAM must be viewed as something other
than a compliance exercise. It is about The business imperative of SAM
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SAM is critically important to help
organisations reduce spend on software,
operations, and support. Yet, many
decision-makers are reluctant to embrace
these tools. But if a company is to evolve
into a cloud-centric entity that will meet
the digital requirements of doing business
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ONE OF THE
BIGGEST
PROBLEMS IN NOT
GOING THE SAM
ROUTE IS THAT
EVENTUALLY
SOFTWARE WILL
REACH THEIR
END OF SUPPORT
STAGE.
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